Irony in the Matthean Passion Narrative

Irony in the Matthean Passion Narrative
ISBN-10
1451484321
ISBN-13
9781451484328
Category
Religion
Pages
357
Language
English
Published
2014-05-01
Publisher
Fortress Press
Author
InHee C. Berg

Description

Irony (as used here) is a rhetorical and literary device for revealing “what is hidden behind what is seen.” It thus offers the reader a superior understanding by means of the distinction between reality and its shadow. The book provides a history of different definitions of irony, from Aristophanes to Booth; discusses the constitutive formal elements of irony and the functions of irony; then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion Narrative that require the reader to recognize a deeper truth beneath the surface of the narrative.

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